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From: rms@meccsd.MECC.MN.ORG (Roger M. Shimada)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: New Apple II introductions
Message-ID: <855@meccsd.MECC.MN.ORG>
Date: 20 Mar 88 07:58:44 GMT
References: <8803100916.AA16112@crash.cts.com> <1142@PT.CS.CMU.EDU>
Reply-To: rms@meccsd.UUCP (Roger M. Shimada)
Organization: Minn. Educ. Comp. Corp.
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In article <1142@PT.CS.CMU.EDU> ralphw@IUS3.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU (Ralph Hyre) writes:
>OK, what's on the Apple II 'workstation' card that makes it cost $249?
>Must be a processor AND an 8530, but has anyone seen one? 

The Workstation card has a 65c02, an 8530, a 64K ROM, and (I think) 16K
of RAM, and all the stuff to make it work (glue chips).

>I'm suprised that the //c isn't supported via the SmartPort, since there
>was a plan to do this at one time.

I'm surprised that the SmartPort's lived this long.  Hopefully Apple
has a slotless gs in mind to replace the //c.

>I'm disappointed that the ][+ isn't supported, either but maybe the ProDOS
>software side is too big.

Actually, the current software wants an enhanced //e.  Firmware
speaking, the original //e and other ][ machines don't handle
interrupts very well.  I believe that the 128K requirement is
unavoidable with ProDOS.

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Roger M. Shimada	{amdahl|hpda}bungia!meccts!rms		 rms@MECC.MN.ORG